Tag Archives: Jan. 31 2011 issue.

A new homestead law (2010 Mass. Acts, Chapter 395) makes Massachusetts homestead protection automatic. Under prior G.L.c. 188, homeowners had to record a written declaration in the Registry of Deeds to protect their homes from creditors’ claims.

Saying that health insurance is expensive is akin to observing that the sun rises in the East. Law firms all across Massachusetts are struggling with the costs and looking for alternative ways to provide protection for their employees.

Following is a list of the cases scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in February. The summaries of the issues presented in the cases have been prepared by the editors of Lawyers Weekly. The Supreme Judicial Court, ...

The Business Litigation Session in the Suffolk County Superior Court announced major changes last December, with the retirements of Judges Margaret R. Hinkle, the administrative justice, and Stephen E. Neel. Both had served in the BLS since 2008.